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'It Built a Scar Tissue': Tom Brady Opens Up About the Hardest Years He Ever Faced

Brady believes the toughest stretch of his career wasn’t a losing season but his six-year run of heartbreak. After tearing his ACL in 2008, the Patriots suffered early playoff exits from 2009-2013, including a Super Bowl loss to the Giants and back-to-back AFC title losses. Brady said that drought “built a scar tissue” but made the 2014 championship “so much more meaningful.”